When God Miraculously Protected Me

Five years ago, I woke up lying on the floor of Sam’s Club
with my fully loaded shopping cart on top of me, the handle bar across my abdomen and the cart's end sticking straight up which caused some of my groceries to spill out and roll past me when I lost consciousness and fell.

It was about 3:45 pm when I was finishing up my
shopping. Approaching the baked goods aisle for one last thing, I could
feel myself becoming increasingly hot. Growing weak, I cleared some
space on the baked goods wooden display table so I could sit down for a minute
and cool off.

My energy fading quick, I slumped over the long side of my shopping cart in
front of me, too weak to stay sitting up. My temperature continued to
rise quickly, while my energy continued to plummet. As I began to faint, I must
have grabbed my shopping cart to keep from falling, but instead, when I
came crashing down I pulled the cart down with me.

As I came to and realized I was lying on the floor in Sam’s Club, I
found myself pinned down by the weight of my fully-loaded shopping cart
lying on top of my stomach. As I saw the shopping cart’s handle bar
directly on top of my abdomen, immediately my mind raced to my
developing baby inches below the cart. Lying there, I looked around me
to see if anyone was around who could pull my shopping cart off me.
There was no one around. Ironically, I went to Sam’s Club at that time
of day because I knew most people would have been at work, and that
would mean short check out lines for me. Thinking I better get this cart
off me soon for the sake of my baby, I prayed for strength, and proceeded to
push the cart off myself and then slowly got up.

I was collecting the groceries that had rolled out of my cart when
another customer saw me and asked if I was okay. I explained what
happened and she asked, “Do you know your nose is bleeding?” I didn’t know,
but my nose did hurt. My guess is when I came down I smacked it on the handle bar
of the cart. Ouch! The Good Samaritan got me a tissue and helped me pick up
my remaining groceries that had rolled out of my cart during my fall.
Since no one saw me faint at Sam’s Club and, by this point I felt totally fine, just a
bit sleepy-- I proceeded to pay for my groceries and left.

Shortly after, my husband took me to the ER, to double check that
both I and the baby were okay. As it turned out, we were both in perfect
health. Had I been further along in my pregnancy, my baby could have
definitely been impacted by my fall. Also, had I not been wearing my
backpack purse which broke my fall and prevented me from smacking my
head on the concrete floor, there is a good chance, without it, I would
have cracked my head open on Sam's Club concrete floor. Praise God, my baby and I walked away
completely unscathed. That was a huge answered prayer!

That experience showed me first-hand that God is mighty to save! And even when I experience seemly
frightful circumstances God can still do the impossible, and is always working my
circumstances to good. He is so good!

I'm so glad too, Jedidja! Considering the handle bar was right across my abs inches above her, I'm so thankful I wasn't further along in my pregnancy, like in my third trimester. Today she's a bright and spunky almost 5 year old gearing up for Kindergarten, and is so much fun! God bless you significantly!

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Thanks, Joanne! I feel so incredibly blessed that God kept us safe. Only God could have prevented any number of tragedies that could have happened on that day. He is so faithful! God bless you enormously!

Oh wow! I can't believe there was no one to see it! My mom told me a story about falling off a curb and falling flat on her stomach when she was seven months pregnant and she was fine. That encouraged me greatly when I had my own pregnant fall, lol!

Yes, our God is mighty to save and now I have that song stuck in my head but that's o.k., I love that song!

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Wow, seven months pregnant falling flat on her tummy! God is mighty to save indeed! I can imagine what a comfort it was later to you with your own pregnant fall. So glad God kept you all safe! Thanks for telling me about your linky party! I'll be there. God bless you extraordinarily!